Operations & Maintenance
Ocean Breeze Sticks With Siem Offshore
Germany’s Ocean Breeze Energy has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., with a new contract for the provision of a walk-to-work (W2W) service operations vessel (SOV) for the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm. The contract will involve the deployment o
DOF Subsea Scores Bjørnafjord Crossing Survey
DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract by Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) for a seabed mapping survey along the bridge route over the Bjørnafjord crossing. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans to construct an approximately 5km long bridge over Bjørnafjo
SKF Moves Turbine Inspection into the Cloud
Sweden’s SKF has developed an app-based turbine maintenance support system designed to improve inspection efficiency and reduce costs for frontline maintenance teams, while providing operators with real time data on turbine performance and reliability. The SKF Enlight mobile and cloud based data col
Jee to Run Decommissioning Webinar
Subsea engineering and training company, Jee, will host a free-to-attend offshore decommissioning webinar on April 13 2016. The webinar, titled ‘Innovation and efficiency in decommissioning’ will be presented by Head of Late Life, Graham Wilson. It will discuss how decommissioning can be done differ
VBMS Gets Walney Extension Inter-Array Cabling
VBMS has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the installation of 87 inter-array cables for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of (route) engineering, a pre-lay grapnel run, cable transport, cable installation & trenching. The project will be
CWind Seals Siemens Deal
CWind has won a contract to provide a team of technicians to support Siemens’ operations and maintenance services at offshore wind farms in Germany. The recent contract win with Siemens further expands the company’s growth in the O&M phase, starting with service provision at the 288MW Meerwind offsh
SeaState Moves Closer to Offshore Wind Action
Denmark-based offshore aviation consulting and safety assurance provider SeaState Aviation has opened offices in London and Hamburg, reflecting the company’s increased focus on offshore wind and oil & gas markets in the UK and Germany. “We have seen an increasing demand for our project management, a
SeaState Moves Closer to Offshore Wind Action
Denmark-based offshore aviation consulting and safety assurance provider SeaState Aviation has opened offices in London and Hamburg, reflecting the company’s increased focus on offshore wind and oil & gas markets in the UK and Germany. “We have seen an increasing demand for our project management, a
Reinertsen in Pil & Bue Win
Norway’s Reinertsen has been awarded a 5-year contract of VNG Norway for ‘Owner’s Engineering Services’ in connection with the development of subsea field Pil & Bue in the Norwegian Sea. VNG Norway is a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of Verbundnetz Gas AG, an energy company based
Tekmar Welcomes New Operations Manager
Tekmar Energy, a supplier of subsea cable protection, has appointed Barry Cooper as the company’s operations manager. Prior to joining Tekmar, Cooper was capex manager at Technip Umbilicals and GE Wellstream where he lead investment programmes developing both manufacturing and research & developme
Hydrex Stations in Rotterdam
Hydrex has launched a new office in Rotterdam this month, aimed to improve delivery of its services and underwater expertise to the maritime industry of Rotterdam. The company has been active in Rotterdam for over 40 years, and the growing demand for services in the area instigated the opening of it
OneSubsea Lands BP Deal
OneSubsea has signed two 5-year global frame agreements (GFA) with BP to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea aftermarket services. The agreements provide a framework for worldwide supply of SPS technology and subsea aftermarket servic
A2SEA Dumps CT Offshore
Danish offshore wind farm installation and services company A2SEA has decided to focus its business solely on installation of offshore foundations and turbines. As a result, A2SEA’s cable installation subsidiary CT Offshore will not be taking on any more projects and, according to the company, all v
Technip Scoops Hywind Contract
Statoil has awarded Technip Norway a contract for marine operations at Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. The floating wind turbine park will be located 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland. The project is a result of the Hywind Demo project where Statoil and Technip wo